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West Coast ratepayers' share of shovel-ready flood projects confirmed

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from The Press

Hokitika ratepayers will have to contribute $2.7 million to extend sea and river protection works for the West Coast town.

And Westport ratepayers will need to come up with $155,000 if they want an advanced warning system that would give them time to escape a major flood.

The West Coast Regional Council now has all the details of how much co-funding the Government wants from Coast communities, if it is to go ahead with approved “shovel-ready” flood protection projects. Click here to read more.

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We're talking new year resolutions...

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Tidying the house before going to bed each night, meditating upon waking or taking the stairs at work.

What’s something quick, or easy, that you started doing that made a major positive change in your life?

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4 days ago

What word sums up 2024, neighbours?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

If 2020 was the year of lockdowns, banana bread, and WFH (work from home)....

In one word, how would you define 2024?

We're excited to see what you come up with!

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15 days ago

Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.

If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?

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Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
  • 62.7% Summer
    62.7% Complete
  • 35.9% Winter
    35.9% Complete
  • 1.4% Other - I'll share below
    1.4% Complete
2281 votes